Australia: Parliament passes Online Safety Bill 2021
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Parliament passes Online Safety Bill 2021
On 23 June 2021, The Australian Senate and House of Representatives passed the Online Safety Bill 2021. The accompanying Online Safety (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021 was also passed by both Houses on 22 June 2021. The law creates a notification scheme for cyber abuse through users and requires service providers to respond to a removal notice by the eSafety Commissioner within 24 hours. The law also expands the digital services in the scope of this new regulation beyond social media platforms to search engine services and app stores.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-02-24
under deliberation
2021-06-23
adopted
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content,software provider: app stores
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Takedown requirement
Sanctions
Civil penalty
Regulated subjects
1